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Best Christmas Lights Bus Tours: Our 15 Top Picks

19 tours  ·  from $32 a head

Every trip has one free morning too few. These 15 christmas lights bus tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get on with the day.

London: Christmas Lights Bus Tour With Live Guide - From the London Eye to Westminster
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London: Christmas Lights Bus Tour With Live Guide

London by Night Bus Tour with Christmas Lights and Live Guide - Trafalgar Square adds tradition and a famous tree
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London by Night Bus Tour with Christmas Lights and Live Guide

Paris: Tootbus Open-Top Christmas Bus Tour - Opera, Place Vendôme, and the department stores
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Paris: Tootbus Open-Top Christmas Bus Tour

3.Tootbus Open-Top Christmas Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,365 reviews · 1h 30m · from $46

See Paris lit for Christmas from an open-top Tootbus, with Eiffel Tower views, festive music, multilingual audio, and practical winter tips.

“Excellent tour. Included lots of landmarks not even decorated for Xmas. Driver did a great job navigating heavy traffic jams and the view from the top was incredible. Highly recommend!”

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NYC: Dyker Heights Christmas Lights & Skyline View Bus Tour - Battery Park City: a 15-minute sunset pause
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NYC: Dyker Heights Christmas Lights & Skyline View Bus Tour

London Christmas Lights Tour by Vintage Bus Open Top - A festive ride on an original Routemaster
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London Christmas Lights Tour by Vintage Bus Open Top

5.London Christmas Lights Tour by Vintage Bus Open Top

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,132 reviews · 1h 15m · from $37

See London’s Christmas lights from a 1960s Routemaster, with Oxford Street, Hyde Park, funny guides, and practical winter tips.

“A guide not necessarily needed, really not clear of the role few basic comments about Trafalgar square and something else. There primarily to see the lights. need someone just to accompany the passengerd”

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London: Christmas Lights Tour by Vintage Bus - The Strand and Trafalgar Square begin the festive route
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London: Christmas Lights Tour by Vintage Bus

6.Christmas Lights Tour by Vintage Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 770 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $48

Review of London’s Christmas Lights Tour by vintage Routemaster bus, with route highlights, cold-weather advice, value, and booking tips.

“The running commentary was great and very interesting, The route taken from Embankment was much better than previous Christmas tours done in previous years. Thanks very much.......Look forward to the next one with you guys.”

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London: Christmas Lights Tour by Vintage Double-Decker Bus - Starting at Victoria Coach Station and Gate 0
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London: Christmas Lights Tour by Vintage Double-Decker Bus

7.Christmas Lights Tour by Vintage Double-Decker Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 245 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $43

See London’s Christmas lights from a restored vintage bus, with live commentary, landmark views, practical tips, and an honest value review.

“Tour started at Gate 0 at Victoria Coach Station where Premium Tours staff were there to book us in and allocate us to our bus. There were several lovely Routemaster London busses lined up. It was part-open on top which made for great views but was chilly so wrap up warm. The guide was entertaining and very informative pointing out what to see and where to look. My only negative comment was that the speaker system wasn't great and it was a little difficult to understand the guide at times but this didn't really spoil the tour for us at all. At least we didn't need to use those horrible…”

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London: Christmas Lights Santa Sleigh Open-Top Tour - Along the Strand toward Trafalgar Square
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London: Christmas Lights Santa Sleigh Open-Top Tour

From Manhattan: 4-Hour Christmas Lights Luxury Bus Tour - Starting at Greeley Square Park
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From Manhattan: 4-Hour Christmas Lights Luxury Bus Tour

9.From Manhattan: 4-Hour Christmas Lights Luxury Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 222 reviews · 4 hours · from $95

See Dyker Heights Christmas lights, Brooklyn Bridge views, and Manhattan sights on a warm, guided four-hour bus tour.

“Tom, Dave and Richie the driver were absolute stars. Tom your knowledge and one liners had us in stitches. You're a brilliant tour guide! Thanks to all of you for looking after my mother-in-law too, really appreciated! see you again when we're in New York!”

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London: Christmas Lights Tour by Vintage Double-Decker Bus - Starting at Victoria Coach Station and Gate 0
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London Christmas Lights Tour by Vintage Double-Decker Bus

10.London Christmas Lights Tour by Vintage Double-Decker Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 135 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 10 minutes (approx.) · from $43

Review of London’s Christmas Lights Tour by vintage double-decker bus, with route details, costs, cold-weather tips, and honest advice.

“We reached the meeting point at Victoria Coach Station in time. There was no gate information available with the booking, but figured out that it would depart from Gate 0. The vintage double decker was lovely and we took up seats in the covered bit at the top, which give some respite from the horrible rain. The guide was very knowledgeable and funny. We went through most bits of London known for the Christmas lights. Most impressive were the angel lights, Oxford Street, Regent Street, and some shops with amazing Christmas themed windows. It was a lovely tour which finished in time (could take longer in bad traffic) and we…”

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London: Christmas Lights Open-Top Bus Tour - What the one-hour route really offers
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London: Christmas Lights Open-Top Bus Tour

11.Christmas Lights Open-Top Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 134 reviews · 1 hour · from $41

See London’s Christmas lights by open-top bus, from Oxford Street and Regent Street to Trafalgar Square and Westminster.

“It was severely impacted by NY Day road closures which hadn’t been allowed for. The tour ran much longer than expected and still didn’t get to some of the sights listed. We also had to get off the tour on the other side of London and make our own way back.”

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Christmas Lights Afternoon Tea Bus Tour - Gluten-free and vegan planning
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Christmas Lights Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

12.Christmas Lights Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 38 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $67

Review of London’s Christmas Lights Afternoon Tea Bus Tour, with festive food, live commentary, Regent Street views, value, seating tips, and drawbacks.

“This was a wonderful London experience. We enjoyed the tea and touring the Christmas lights. Everything was so pretty at night. And, the tour was awesome - Evan and Evans does it again! Great guides and comfortable bus.”

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Christmas Lights Open-Top Bus Tour - Oxford Street brings the biggest concentration of displays
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Christmas Lights Open-Top Bus Tour

13.Christmas Lights Open-Top Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 31 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $39

See London’s Christmas lights from an open-top bus, with a live guide, festive streets, Waterloo Bridge views, and little walking.

“Lots of action and lights, the wonderful fresh air and feel of cool breeze on your face, the wonderful xmas lights, and xmas music”

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Christmas Lights Afternoon Tea Bus Tour - Gluten-free and vegan planning
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Christmas Lights Afternoon Tea Bus Tour

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